442 / 864
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concerned, the same 6 categories of special education are utilized as we have for school age
children with the same per‐pupil dollar amounts. The dollar amounts however are multiplied by 0.5
to base this funding on the notion that typically preschool children attend half day classes. The
mathematical representation of this funding is as follows:
[(Total Preschool Special Ed Counts) X $4,000] +
{[(Category 1 Preschool Special Ed Count) X $1,547 X 0.5 X (State Share Index)] +
[(Category 2 Preschool Special Ed Count) X $3,926 X 0.5 X (State Share Index)] +
[(Category 3 Preschool Special Ed Count) X $9,433 X 0.5 X (State Share Index)] +
[(Category 4 Preschool Special Ed Count) X $12,589 X 0.5 X (State Share Index)] +
[(Category 5 Preschool Special Ed Count) X $17,049 X 0.5 X (State Share Index)] +
[(Category 6 Preschool Special Ed Count) X $25,134 X 0.5 X (State Share Index)]}
Q.
Special Education Transportation Funding [Administrative Rule 3301‐83‐01(D)]
This reflects the subsidy the state provides to school districts to cover the costs associated with
transporting special needs students to their programs and for specialized equipment needed for
such transportation. This aid is calculated as the lesser of the actual cost or the sum of $6 per pupil
per day plus half of the amount by which the actual cost exceeds $6 per pupil per day. To obtain
the state share of this calculation, the result is multiplied by 60% or the district’s state share index,
whichever is greater.
R.
Total Additional Aid Items
This is simply the total of Preschool Special Education Funding and the Special Education
Transportation Funding that fall under Additional Aid Items.
Transfers and Adjustments
As in previous years’ payment reports, transfers and adjustments applied to the foundation calculation
are reflected on the FY16 SFPR.
S.
Education Service Center Deduction [Sections 3317.11 & 3317.023(B)]
This reflects the funds deducted from the foundation funding of school district to be transferred to
education service centers (ESC) for services provided on behalf of the district. The deduction may
just reflect the district share of the per‐pupil amount of at least $6.50 or additionally, it may reflect
funds transferred for preschool services provided by the ESC or transfers for contracts made with
the ESC pursuant to Section 3313.845.
Am. Sub. H. B. 59 of the 130
th
General Assembly introduced some changes in ESC services and
therefore their funding. Whereas ESC’s used to provide supervisory services before, they are no
longer required to do that and therefore they are no longer funded for that purpose. By the same
token, ESCs are no longer funded for special education extended service and as a result no
deduction to the school district’s funding is made for that purpose either.
As far as preschool services are concerned, school districts receive state funding calculated based
on their number of preschool children and Am. Sub. H. B. 64 parameters explained above. A school